City Anniversaries Three Cities Celebrate Their Anniversaries with Stamp Issues

No. 1/2021 Norway Post Stamps

City Anniversaries Three cities celebrate their anniversaries with stamp issues. New stamps Page 6 Peter I Island New stamps Page 4 Photo: © Wynand van Poortvliet / Unsplash.

2021 Stamps This year’s programme of stamps with denominations is presented below.

Date Theme No. NOK Issued as Artist/designer 19.02. Peter I Island 2 27.00 – 45.00 Sheet Magnus Rakeng 19.02. City Anniversaries 3 18.00 – 24.00 x2 Roll Jørn O. Jøntvedt 23.04. Endangered Wildlife (Europa) 2 27.00 x2 Sheet Camilla Kvien Jensen 23.04. Dovre Railway Line Centenary 2 18.00 x2 Booklet Trond Bredesen 11.06. Norwegian Association of 2 24.00 x2 Sheet Kristin Slotterøy Hunters and Anglers 150 years 11.06. Pets 2 27.00 x2 Booklet Cecilie Sørgård 02.10. Research, Innovation, Technology 2 18.00 x2 Booklet Enzo Finger John Ugelstad Centenary 45.00 Miniature sheet 02.10. Mopeds and Motorcycle 1 18.00 x4 Roll Erland Dilling 05.11. Norwegian Flag 200 years 4 55.00 Miniature Camilla Kvien Jensen sheet 05.11. Christmas Stamps 1 18.00 x2 Booklet Lisa Aisato

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Welcome to a new stamp year. We are pleased to announce New stamps another exciting programme of issues covering a wide variety Peter I Island of themes and designs. The full calendar of issues for 2021 is Page 4 on page 2. City Anniversaries The first issue of the year takes us halfway across the globe. Page 6 Peter I Island was annexed to Norway by Lars Christensen’s expedition on 2 February 1929 and it became subject to Norwe- Nordic Stamp Folder Page 8 gian sovereignty in 1931. Two stamps with motifs of the island will be released on 19 February. The man responsible for the designs World´s Most Beautiful of the series of Polar motifs is Magnus Rakeng. Stamp 2019 Page 10 Three towns are celebrating anniversaries this year; Tønsberg will be 1150, Larvik 350 and Lillesand 200 years old. Designed by Jørn O. Jøntvedt, the stamps depict well-known buildings and areas of each town.

We were overjoyed to receive the news that one of Norway Post’s stamps from 2019 had been named the world’s most beautiful stamp. It was announced in November that Harald Sohlberg’s “Street in Røros, 1903” had been awarded the title of the world’s most beautiful stamp in the prestigious Nexofil Norway Post competition. It is the second year running that a Norwegian Philatelic Service stamp wins this competition. The miniature sheet celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maud of Norway secured P.O. Box 250 NO- 0510 OSLO second place in the mixed printing category for 2019. Our NORWAY congratulations go to the designers Camilla Kvien Jensen and Enzo Finger. For us, this recognition is yet another confirmation E-mail: [email protected] that Norwegian stamps are among the best in the world. Webpage: www.posten.no/en/ stamps-collecting Webshop: posten.no/frimerkebutikken

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First Day Cover NOK 79

01/2021 Peter I Øy First Day Cancellation

Date: 19 February 2021 Number: NK 2044-2045 Motifs: Radiosletta plateau on Peter I Island, Peter I Island Design: Magnus Rakeng Photo: Kåre Pedersen (NK 2044), Norwegian Polar Institute (NK 2045) Denomination: NOK 27 – 45 Issued in: Sheet of 50 stamps Print run: NOK 27.00: 455,000 stamps | NOK 45.00 355,000 stamps Print: Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

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Golden FDC NOK 99

01/2021 Kr 167,-

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Date: 19 February 2021 Number: NK 2046-2048 Motifs: Lillesand, Larvik, Tønsberg Design: Jørn O. Jøntvedt Denomination: NOK 18 (domestic 20 grams) NOK 24 (domestic 50 grams) x2 Issued in: Roll of 100 stamps Denomination: NOK 18 (domestic 20 grams): 1,075,000 stamps NOK 24 (domestic 50 g): 575,000 of each stamp Print: Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands Presentation Pack NOK 82 6 New Stamps City Anniversaries Photo: © Leif Rustand / NN Samfoto / NTB

NK 2046 NK 2047 NK 2048 Lillesand 200 years, with Larvik 350 years, with the Tønsberg 1150 years, with the Strandgata, Lillesand church, Bølgen Centre of Art and cathedral, Hotel Klubben, pavilion and harbour. Culture, the cranes, Fritzøe Slottsfjellet tower, Slottsfjell wharf, marina and bridge over school and Tønsberg with the the 301 main road. canal in front.

Golden FDC NOK 99

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The world’s most beautiful stamp – again! A Norwegian stamp wins the Nexofil competition for the second year in a row.

“Gate i Røros, 1903”, painted by Harald Award for miniature sheet Sohlberg, was awarded the title of the Norway Post was also awarded second world’s most beautiful stamp issued in place in the mixed printing category with 2019. Designed by Camilla Kvien Jensen, its miniature sheet celebrating the 150th the stamp received the top honour in the anniversary of the birth of Queen Maud, prestigious Nexofil competition, organ- designed by Enzo Finger. ised by the philatelic magazine El Eco in Spain. A panel of judges comprising 40 or Special pack so internationally renowned philatelists Our special presentation pack with the reviewed stamps from around the world in most beautiful stamp in the world can different categories. be yours for only NOK 69.